Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The global electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by multiple factors, including stringent government regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions, increasing...

There is a big difference, a massive one, between buying shares of stock as investors attempt to profit from their rising prices and seeking exposure to this underlying move by applying leverage. The...

PIMCO recently cut the dividends of two of its popular closed-end funds (CEFs). Shareholders took a bath and, honestly, none of this was a surprise to us, careful contrarians. The payout cuts...

Despite boasting a dividend yield thrice that of the index, REIT total returns (i.e. including dividends reinvested) have lagged significantly behind stocks. Since peaking in 2007, REITs have...

The market has been bracing for the 60% tariffs that President Donald Trump has been threatening to levy on Chinese imports ever since the 2024 presidential election campaign. The countdown has begun...

President Donald Trump's cabinet is often referred to as "The Avengers," with each member being accomplished in their field of expertise. Trump’s cabinet has an overwhelming number of successful...

GLP-1 treatments such as semaglutide (under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy) by Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) were likely the hottest medical sector story in 2024. With its offering of tirzepatide...

DeepSeek won’t cause the Fed to tighten monetary policy. It won’t cause a financial crisis or a credit crunch. Of course, it might have a negative wealth effect on Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA)...

CrowdStrike stock hit an all-time high on Tuesday. The rise was fueled by some key wins. Is CrowdStrike stock a buy? CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) stock has a five-year average annualized return of...

A little-known AI research lab from China, DeepSeek, has unsettled Silicon Valley. It released AI models that outperform American counterparts despite using lower costs and less advanced hardware....

SPX Monitoring purposes; Long SPX on 1/27/25 at 6012.28. Our gain 1/1/24 to 12/31/24 = 29.28%; SPX gain 23.67% Our Gain 1/1/23 to 12/31/23 SPX= 28.12%; SPX gain 23.38% Monitoring purposes GOLD:...

Diversification is often the right answer, but it is particularly important these days, given the uncertainty in the U.S. economy, the overvalued U.S. stock market, and the generally muted...

When market volatility compresses, as it did over the past five days, seasoned investors and traders should consider what could happen next to bring about a spike in volatility, such as unusual...

Microsoft's earnings could reveal if its AI investments can sustain dominance amid rising competition. Azure's performance and AI costs may drive—or risk—near-term stock momentum. Microsoft...